Parliamentary assistant to tax policy analyst
A parliamentary assistant already meets 36% of what the tax policy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.1/ 100
1 How much of what a tax policy analyst is expected to do is already part of a parliamentary assistant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the tax policy analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tax policy analyst role treats 8 of its required skills as things a parliamentary assistant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- business analysis
- company policies
- develop organisational policies
- monitor company policy
- organisational policies
- politics
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tax policy analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a parliamentary assistant background worth leading with.
- already held supervise advocacy work management skills
- already held politics social sciences, journalism and information
- already held monitor company policy information skills
- already held business analysis business, administration and law
- already held organisational policies business, administration and law
- already held strategic planning business, administration and law
All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the tax policy analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn cadastral taxation required
- still to learn corporate law required
- still to learn public finance required
- still to learn public law required
- still to learn tax legislation required
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held audit techniques optional
- optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- still to learn advise on tax policy required
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
- optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- still to learn develop taxation policies required
- optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
- optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- still to learn research taxation procedures required
- optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
- optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
- still to learn government policy implementation required
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tax policy analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held business analysis knowledge
- already held company policies knowledge
- already held develop organisational policies skill
- already held monitor company policy skill
- already held organisational policies knowledge
- already held politics knowledge
- already held strategic planning knowledge
- already held supervise advocacy work skill
- already held office software knowledge
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held fraud detection optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
- optional, not held audit techniques optional
- optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
- optional, not held fraud detection optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
39 held skills the tax policy analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
- not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
- not needed by the target role advise on foreign affairs policies skill
- not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role analyse text before translation skill
- not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
- not needed by the target role attend meetings skill
- not needed by the target role attend parliament plenaries skill
- not needed by the target role check official documents skill
- not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
- not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
- not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
- not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
- not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role examine legislative drafts skill
- not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
- not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
- not needed by the target role good governance knowledge
- not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
- not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
- not needed by the target role maintain correspondence records skill
- not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role organise business documents skill
- not needed by the target role organise facilities for office personnel skill
- not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
- not needed by the target role pose questions referring to documents skill
- not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
- not needed by the target role respect publication formats skill
- not needed by the target role respond to inquiries in written form skill
- not needed by the target role review drafts skill
- not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill
13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn cadastral taxation required
- still to learn corporate law required
- still to learn government policy implementation required
- still to learn public finance required
- still to learn public law required
- still to learn tax legislation required
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held audit techniques optional
- optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held fraud detection optional
- optional, not held international business optional
Common questions about this move
Can a parliamentary assistant become a tax policy analyst?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A parliamentary assistant already covers 36% of what a tax policy analyst is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 8 of which the tax policy analyst role treats as required.
What skills does a parliamentary assistant need to become a tax policy analyst?
9 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is advise on tax policy.
How hard is the move from parliamentary assistant to tax policy analyst?
Its learning distance is 62.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.